Jillian Pikora

Deputy Managing Editor

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Jillian is an editor and reporter based out of Pennsylvania's capital city of Harrisburg. She has a degree in Political Science and is a former political campaign manager. For over a decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Before joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently assists in managing Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; as well as reporting stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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Aston-Brookhaven, PA
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Taxpayer Gas Card Used For Personal Fuel Lands Delco Council President Theft Charges Taxpayer Gas Card Used For Personal Fuel Lands Delco Council President Theft Charges Taxpayer Gas Card Used For Personal Fuel Lands Delco Council President Theft Charges
Taxpayer Gas Card Used For Personal Fuel Lands Delco Council President Theft Charges A Pennsylvania elected official is accused of using taxpayer-funded fuel for his own benefit, authorities announced. Dominic Capobianco, the Parkside Borough Council president and former code enforcement officer, was charged after a months-long investigation into alleged misuse of a borough-issued gas card, according to the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office and court documents. Investigators say Capobianco used the gas card — intended strictly for a borough-owned code enforcement vehicle — to fuel his personal vehicles and a portable red gas can, according to the affidavit of proba…

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Carlisle, PA
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Disabled Child Left Alone In Car While Dad Drank At Carlisle Bar Before I-81 Incident: Police Disabled Child Left Alone In Car While Dad Drank At Carlisle Bar Before I-81 Incident: Police Disabled Child Left Alone In Car While Dad Drank At Carlisle Bar Before I-81 Incident: Police
Disabled Child Left Alone In Car While Dad Drank At Carlisle Bar Before I-81 Incident: Police A child was found alone in a running, unlocked vehicle while her father drank inside a bar in Cumberland County, police announced Tuesday, March 31. Arsenio Morales, 33, of Carlisle, was charged following the incident at a bar parking lot on the 1200 block of Harrisburg Pike in Middlesex Township, according to police. Officers were called to the location on Sunday, March 29, to check on a vehicle linked to a traffic complaint on Interstate 81, authorities said. When they arrived, police found a juvenile special needs girl alone inside Morales’ running, unlocked vehicle, according to the re…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
12 Tons Of KitKats Gone — And The Internet Is Feasting On The Jokes 12 Tons Of KitKats Gone — And The Internet Is Feasting On The Jokes 12 Tons Of KitKats Gone — And The Internet Is Feasting On The Jokes
12 Tons Of KitKats Gone — And The Internet Is Feasting On The Jokes A massive chocolate heist involving more than 400,000 KitKat bars has turned into internet gold, as brands and users alike roast the bizarre crime in a viral social media frenzy. A truck carrying approximately 12 tons of KitKat bars vanished while traveling from central Italy to Poland, Nestlé confirmed, sparking global headlines and an even bigger wave of jokes online. The stolen shipment — totaling about 413,000 bars, including limited-edition Formula One-themed chocolates — has yet to be recovered, authorities said.  No injuries were reported, and Nestlé reassured customers that su…

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Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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High-Speed Chase Ends In Multi-Car Crash, Taser Arrest In Lower Swatara: Police High-Speed Chase Ends In Multi-Car Crash, Taser Arrest In Lower Swatara: Police High-Speed Chase Ends In Multi-Car Crash, Taser Arrest In Lower Swatara: Police
High-Speed Chase Ends In Multi-Car Crash, Taser Arrest In Lower Swatara: Police A high-speed police chase ended in a multi-vehicle crash and taser arrest in Dauphin County, Lower Swatara Township police announced on Tuesday, March 31. Leonard Franklin Evans III, 35, of Harrisburg, was charged after fleeing from an officer in the 2200 block of West Harrisburg Pike around 4:59 p.m. on Monday, March 30, according to the release. An officer conducting a traffic detail spotted a silver 2002 Chevy Impala displaying a “dead tag” and attempted a stop when the vehicle sped off into Middletown Borough, police said. The pursuit ended in the 100 block of East Main Street after Ev…

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Reading, PA
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36-Year-Old NJ Dad Killed In Heavy Machinery Incident Identified: PA State Police 36-Year-Old NJ Dad Killed In Heavy Machinery Incident Identified: PA State Police 36-Year-Old NJ Dad Killed In Heavy Machinery Incident Identified: PA State Police
36-Year-Old NJ Dad Killed In Heavy Machinery Incident Identified: PA State Police A New Jersey man was killed in a heavy machinery incident in Pennsylvania has been identified, State Police told Daily Voice on Tuesday, March 31. Marco Poveda, 36, of Rochelle Park, previously of Hackensack, died after suffering catastrophic injuries while working at a property on the 100 block of Mahanoy Avenue in Rush Township, at approximately 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, according to state police.  Troopers from the Frackville Crime Unit responded to assist EMS at the scene, where Poveda was pronounced dead following the incident, authorities said.  Police determined th…

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Bethlehem, PA
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Bethlehem Man Who Raped Child Starting At 4-Years-Old Won’t Leave Prison Until 99 Bethlehem Man Who Raped Child Starting At 4-Years-Old Won’t Leave Prison Until 99 Bethlehem Man Who Raped Child Starting At 4-Years-Old Won’t Leave Prison Until 99
Bethlehem Man Who Raped Child Starting At 4-Years-Old Won’t Leave Prison Until 99 Years of sexual assaults against a young child inside a Bethlehem home have led to a decades-long prison sentence, the Lehigh County District Attorney announced on Monday, March 30. Ronald Haberstumpf, 79, of Bethlehem, was sentenced to 21 to 47 years in state prison during a hearing before Judge James T. Anthony, according to District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan. He faced a possible maximum sentence of 50.5 to 101 years in prison. Haberstumpf was convicted in August following a one-day trial on charges including Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child, Aggravated Indecent Assault…

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National Interest
Aphrodisiac Chocolate Recalled Nationwide Over Hidden Sexual Enhancement Drugs: FDA Aphrodisiac Chocolate Recalled Nationwide Over Hidden Sexual Enhancement Drugs: FDA Aphrodisiac Chocolate Recalled Nationwide Over Hidden Sexual Enhancement Drugs: FDA
Aphrodisiac Chocolate Recalled Nationwide Over Hidden Sexual Enhancement Drugs: FDA A chocolate marketed to boost sexual performance is being pulled nationwide after hidden prescription drug ingredients were discovered, federal officials announced. Gear Isle issued a voluntary recall of two chocolate products after testing found undeclared sildenafil and tadalafil, according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration notice published Thursday, March 26. The recalled items — Gold Lion Aphrodisiac Chocolate and ilum Sex Chocolate — were sold online across the country as dietary supplements, the company said. The ilum product was heavily marketed for male sexual enhancement, wit…

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by Jillian Pikora
Carlisle, PA
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Woman Arrested In Virginia For Illegal Recording In Pennsylvania, Prosecutors Say Woman Arrested In Virginia For Illegal Recording In Pennsylvania, Prosecutors Say Woman Arrested In Virginia For Illegal Recording In Pennsylvania, Prosecutors Say
Woman Arrested In Virginia For Illegal Recording In Pennsylvania, Prosecutors Say A woman accused of secretly recording a phone call without consent has now been convicted following a jury trial in Cumberland County, prosecutors announced on Monday, March 30. Tennisha L. Walker, 46, was found guilty of intercepting communications after a two-day trial before Judge Christylee L. Peck, according to the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office. The charge stems from an incident in East Pennsboro Township on March 24, when a resident received repeated early morning phone calls and text messages from an unknown number, authorities said. Later that same day, Walker recorde…

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Wilton, CT
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Speeding Teen Refuses Breathalyzer, Admits Drinking Before DUI Arrest In Wilton: Police Speeding Teen Refuses Breathalyzer, Admits Drinking Before DUI Arrest In Wilton: Police Speeding Teen Refuses Breathalyzer, Admits Drinking Before DUI Arrest In Wilton: Police
Speeding Teen Refuses Breathalyzer, Admits Drinking Before DUI Arrest In Wilton: Police A teen driver admitted to drinking before getting behind the wheel during a late-night traffic stop in Wilton, police announced on Monday, March 30. Samuel John Montagna, 19, of Westport, was arrested after officers stopped his 2014 Audi A5 for speeding on Danbury Road, according to Wilton police. The stop happened at approximately 2:16 a.m. on Thursday, March 26, after the vehicle was seen traveling at a high rate of speed, authorities said. Montagna appeared to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs and admitted to consuming alcohol prior to driving, police said. He was unable to p…

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Wilton, CT
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$5.5K CVS Beauty Products Stolen In Wilton, NY Man Charged: Police $5.5K CVS Beauty Products Stolen In Wilton, NY Man Charged: Police $5.5K CVS Beauty Products Stolen In Wilton, NY Man Charged: Police
$5.5K CVS Beauty Products Stolen In Wilton, NY Man Charged: Police Thousands of dollars in beauty products were stolen from a Connecticut CVS, leading to charges against a New York man, police announced on Monday, March 30. Fernando Fernandez, 45, of the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, NY, was charged following the theft at a CVS Pharmacy on Old Ridgefield Road in Wilton, according to Wilton police. The incident happened on Monday, Sept. 16, at 1:30 p.m., when more than $5,500 worth of merchandise was taken from the store, authorities said. Fernandez was served with an arrest warrant at Stamford Superior Court on Sunday, March 23, while he was already in…

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